Collected knowledge on the impacts of agricultural soil management practices in Europe
European Journal of Soil Science,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
75(2)
Published: March 1, 2024
Abstract
Soil
plays
a
central
role
in
most
aspects
of
human
societies,
and
there
is
large
body
literature
about
sustainable
soil
management.
Nevertheless,
currently
facing
degradation
arising
from
different
threats,
which
undermines
development
globally.
In
order
to
design
effective
research
policy
strategies,
it
necessary
identify
the
current
knowledge
level
This
study
summarises
key
findings
systematic
stocktake
available
agricultural
management
practices
23
European
countries,
included
identification
use,
associated
impacts
challenges
addressed.
The
aim
was
understand
state
practices,
investigated
and/or
implemented
across
Europe.
results
were
analysed
at
also
grouped
into
Regions
Environmental
Zones.
Key
this
gaps
that
are
climate
mitigation
adaptation.
There
gap
avoid
greenhouse
gas
emissions
soils,
as
few
reported
studies
evidence
complexity
processes
governing
these
emissions.
Further
needed
on
impact
tillage
long‐term
carbon
storage
distribution
along
profile,
not
consensual
deeper
layers.
Language: Английский
Towards enhanced adoption of soil‐improving management practices in Europe
European Journal of Soil Science,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
75(2)
Published: March 1, 2024
Abstract
Sustainable
agricultural
soil
management
practices
are
key
to
restore,
maintain
and
improve
health.
The
European
Joint
Programme
for
SOIL
(EJP
SOIL)
has
identified
twelve
main
challenges
in
Europe.
To
assess
the
potential
eventually
increase
adoption
of
soil‐improving
practices,
it
is
necessary
know
(i)
current
levels
(ii)
socio‐technical
barriers
influencing
their
adoption,
(iii)
bio‐physical
limits.
This
study
compiled
an
inventory
relevant
conditions,
used
a
survey
among
scientists
these
In
total,
53
were
that
address
one
or
several
challenges.
most
was
low
spatially
heterogeneous
across
Europe,
highlighting
region‐specific
limitations
sustainable
management.
Qualitative
interviews
conducted
explore
importance
aspects
adoption.
Using
conservation
agriculture
as
example,
factors
can
hinder
included
availability
knowledge
adequate
machinery,
financial
risks,
farming
traditions.
Through
modelling
approach,
54%
arable
land
Europe
found
be
suitable
cover
cropping,
indicating
frequently
limited
by
climatic
constraints.
We
propose
approach
recognizes
identifying
overcoming
barriers,
acknowledging
limits
may
expanded
innovation.
Language: Английский
Soil Health and Challenges to Sustainable Soil Management in Denmark: Stakeholder Perceptions
European Journal of Soil Science,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
76(1)
Published: Jan. 1, 2025
ABSTRACT
Maintaining
soil
health
is
essential
to
ensuring
an
adequate
food
supply
and
preserving
the
environment.
Insights
from
multiple
stakeholder
inquiries
can
provide
a
more
nuanced
understanding
of
conditions
for
support
adoption
sustainable
management
practices
meet
national
regional
goals.
This
article
aimed
gather
insights
stakeholders'
perceptions
state
knowledge
in
Denmark.
Seven
inquiries,
collected
through
series
recent
European
research
activities,
were
synthesised
identify
health,
concerns
about
challenges
needs
harmonising
production
use
related
management.
Each
inquiry
was
analysed
individually,
common
themes
discussed
across
topics.
The
data
showed
that
ecosystem
service
framework
not
evenly
familiar
categories.
Identified
included
climate
change
effects,
transfer,
economic
pressure/risk,
challenges.
top
‘priority’
identified
improving
organic
matter/peat
soil,
avoiding
compaction
nutrient
retention/use
efficiency.
Soil
gaps
included:
multidisciplinary
interdisciplinary
long‐term
experiments,
site‐specific
measures,
science–policy–stakeholder
interactions
feasibility
at
farm
level.
barriers
preventing
wider
applicability
practices,
farmers'
engagement,
sharing
lack
regulations
such
as
compaction.
Farmers
also
concerned
time
effort
required
learn
new
especially
it
relates
their
work/life
balance
challenge
implementing
on
commercial
farms
while
profitability.
These
might
partially
arise
between
Raising
awareness
addressing
current
future
risks
pests
weather
extremes
are
crucial
policy
engagement.
Language: Английский
Editorial for the EJP SOIL Special Issue 1 on “Climate‐Smart Sustainable Agricultural Soil Management for the Future”
European Journal of Soil Science,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
76(2)
Published: Feb. 27, 2025
Language: Английский
Data on yield and soil parameters of three diverse tilled long-term experimental sites in Austria (2018–2022)
Scientific Data,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
12(1)
Published: May 20, 2025
Abstract
The
agroecological
“Marchfeld”
cluster
assessed
the
impact
of
tillage
on
primary
production
(yield)
and
selected
soil
parameters
at
three
sites
(two
conventionally
one
organically
managed)
from
2018–2022.
data
were
uniformly
compiled
in
a
set.
examined
factors
no,
minimum
(5–8
cm),
reduced
(10–15
cm)
conventional
(25–30
tillage.
All
measured
documented
state-of-the-art
quality
control
approach
stored
long-term
experimental
(LTER)
have
been
operating
for
long
time
(from
6–34
years),
so
that
our
show
accumulated
historical
developments
influence
present.
is
available
(re)use
by
others
(scientists,
stakeholders,
etc.)
Zenodo
meta-analyses,
process
modelling
other
environmental
studies.
Language: Английский
Assessment of Management Practices to Prevent Soil Degradation Threats on Lithuanian Acid Soils
Sustainability,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
16(14), P. 5869 - 5869
Published: July 10, 2024
An
assessment
of
soil
characteristics
pertaining
to
their
suitability
for
agricultural
use
in
general
is
necessary
reverse
the
declining
trend
quality
and
ensure
sustainable
agriculture.
The
aim
this
study
was
determine
resistance
(SRI)
degradation
indices
(SDI)
under
different
agrotechniques
find
out
whether
management-induced
changes
are
large
enough
reduce
degradation.
based
on
comparison
physicochemical
data
3
long-term
experiments
conducted
western
part
Lithuania.
Changes
properties
over
past
20
years
(1999–2019)
have
been
determined.
most
commonly
used
measures
Lithuania,
such
as
liming,
manuring,
residue
maintenance,
tillage,
were
selected
analysis.
analysis
carried
showed
that
soil,
which
fertilized
with
manure,
had
a
higher
value
parameters
compared
natural
Retisol:
organic
matter
(by
0.53
percentage
points),
total
nitrogen
0.04
available
amounts
phosphorus
69
mg/kg)
potassium
6.6
mg/kg).
relative
annual
change
SOC
content
revealed
manuring
has
significant
sequestration
capability.
Among
management
techniques
examined,
it
appeared
greatest
(0.47
g
kg−1yr−1)
noted
manured
soil.
results
indicate
degradation,
values
observed
acid
(pH
4.2),
where
liming
applied,
indicating
greater
sensitivity
Based
analyzed
indices,
practices
ranked
as:
>
reduced
tillage
liming.
lowest
SRI
obtained
low
level
nutrients
(from
−0.11
0.89),
carbon
−0.72
−0.49),
pH
−0.25
–0.1),
these
more
sensitive
applied
others.
All
findings
provide
information
promoting
better
management,
protection,
land
planning,
planning
remedial
measures,
especially
afflicted
areas.
Language: Английский
Soil legislation and policies: Bibliometric analysis, systematic review and quantitative approaches with an emphasis on the specific cases of the European Union and Portugal
Heliyon,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
10(14), P. e34307 - e34307
Published: July 1, 2024
The
literature
shows
that
there
are
dimensions
related
to
soil
legislation
and
policy
in
the
European
Union
contexts
can
be
better
explored
through
bibliometric
analysis,
systematic
reviews
quantitative
approaches.
Therefore,
this
research
aims
analyse
documents
on
policies,
highlighting
specific
cases
of
Portugal
(EU).
aim
is
identify
suggestions
improve
Portuguese
instruments
measures.
To
achieve
these
objectives,
a
analysis
(considering
text
bibliographic
data)
review
were
carried
out,
as
well
survey
available
qualitative
data
analysis).
results
show
have
become
more
relevant
recent
years
concerns
about
health,
protection
safety,
risk
mitigation,
biodiversity
preservation
maintenance
ecosystem
services.
However,
some
topics
could
further
future
research,
namely
those
multidisciplinarity,
smart
methodologies,
salinisation,
innovation
approaches
assessing
impacts.
This
study
presents
considered
by
policymakers
respective
policies.
Defining
regulatory
system
for
soils
has
not
been
easy
over
time,
although
attempts,
given
specificities
reluctance
member
states
take
certain
innovative
(there
aren't
many
scientific
address
assessments
with
bring
novelty
literature.
Language: Английский
Long-Term Conservation Agriculture Improves Soil Quality in Sloped Farmland Planting Systems
Hongying Li,
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Jun Tang,
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Jing Wang
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et al.
Plants,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
13(23), P. 3420 - 3420
Published: Dec. 5, 2024
Conservation
agriculture
practices
(CAs)
are
important
under
the
increasingly
serious
soil
quality
degradation
of
sloping
farmlands
worldwide.
However,
little
is
known
about
how
long-term
application
CAs
influences
at
different
slope
positions.
We
conducted
field
experiments
for
a
watershed
farmland's
mainstream
planting
systems
in
Three
Gorges
Reservoir
area
China.
Orchard
plots
were
treated
with
conventional
citrus
pattern
(C-CK),
intercropped
white
clover
(WC),
orchard
mulched
straw
(SM)
and
Language: Английский